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Japan Box Office Slides Slightly as US Gains

Japanese box office slid nearly 3% in 2017 to $2.1 billion on 175 million admissions, according to figures released today the Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan...

A total of 38 Japanese films earned JPY1 billion ($9.2 million) or higher – the traditional benchmark of a commercial hit in Japan, while only 24 foreign films achieved this milestone. Even so, the market share claimed by local films declined to 55%, compared with 63% the year before.